Consumer calls for mandatory disclosure of electric vehicle battery information are growing in South Korea, as an EV scare over possible fire accidents grips the nation following a massive fire caused by a Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
The latest fear surr…
SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 24.6 billion won (US$17.8 million), turning from a loss of 23.3 billion won a year earlier.
Operating profit for the April-June period was 26 billion, compared with a lo…
The head of the financial regulator urged asset management firms Thursday to more actively protect the rights of investors by inducing changes in the companies they invest in and encouraging them to enhance their value.
Lee Bok-hyun, chief of the Fi…
Bond sales in South Korea dropped from a month earlier in July amid a decline in new government and corporate bond issues, data showed Thursday.
The value of bonds sold last month came to 71.8 trillion won (US$52.1 billion), down 3.1 trillion won fr…
South Korean stocks started lower Thursday amid lingering fears about a U.S. recession.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 28.7 points, or 1.12 percent, to 2,539.71 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Overnight, the Dow Jo…